Supernatural Brownies

To be a mom, you need to have superhuman powers. How else can you manage to get it all done in the mere 24 hours a day we’re given? To be a mom who blogs… you need to be something supernatural. Or at least have something supernatural under your belt, to help you get through the impossible stuff.

Impossible may be a bit extreme. But there are times when we go through adjustments in our lives and it takes a little more effort than usual to get through the day-to-day stuff. Like right now.

A good friend has committed herself to daily movement. Call it exercise….call it crazy…but she’s up to over 190 days now, even if it’s just 10 minutes a day doing some box jumps and whatever other crazy Crossfit WOD she’s doing. (I still don’t get the Crossfit aspect of it–and don’t even get me started on Paleo–but it makes her very happy, so who am I to argue?) I knew eventually I wanted to make changes in my own life, inspired by her dedication, but timing was an issue for a while. You can divide up the pie only so many ways before something else suffers.

And then you eventually cut the pieces differently anyway and hope it all falls into place.

Last Tuesday I re-joined the gym. I had been making excuses for a while, due to the lack of light when I’m not at work. I don’t exactly relish the thought of traipsing around the neighborhood in the wee hours alone when I can’t even see my hand in front of my face. It was time.

Time for the gym, while taken from my normal sleeping hours, means less time for other pursuits. Like baking. Because that’s the first thing to falter. Who wants to make something rich and indulgent when you’re trying to accomplish the complete opposite for your body? Add Thanksgiving in the middle and it’s a bit of a conundrum. But one worth facing, because it’s well overdue.

So here I am, rising before the butt-crack of dawn to get my daily movement done before the day truly begins. That’s a little something supernatural for me. I am not a morning person. I doubt I ever will be. But I will keep doing it. It’s worth it.

And when I crash mid-afternoon, desperate for a nap but with no bed in sight, I will bite into one of these Supernatural Brownies and have my supernatural powers restored. Or at least guarantee another trip to the gym in the morning. Whichever works. We have to get our strength somewhere. 7 days of daily movement down, a lifetime to go…

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I'm so happy to have you here with me sharing the delicious journey I have chosen! I am Carrie, a mom on a mission to find bliss in the kitchen. At least, as long as my kids allow me to. More of a baker than a cook, you'll find I love experimenting--baking is sort of like a mad scientist experiment, anyway, isn't it? It doesn't always turn out the way I plan, but that's part of the fun. ;)